Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-12
William zsCHkR, fBE oLPrsIv OF
rHE ALruOSA CLU8.
How Hls Professional Career Beg an First
Attracting Notice ON the Old " Mountain
Boys Tsam-IIis Fine Record Last
Yesr-He 10 Honest and Reliable.

Ths above Is a good picture of William
Zecher, the popular young ball player OF this
city, and for the cut we are indebted to the |
Sportsmaa's Referee and Dramatic Journal |
OF Pittsburg, which Is an excellent base ball |
paper Mr.. fischer was born Ia Lancaster |
on August %, 1862 and he is therefore In the |
twenty. nth year OF his age. From childhood |
he has been very fond of base ball, and more |
than dozen years ago he was a member OF
the Mountain Boys nine, which played excel
lent ball Ia this city. Later he belonged TO
the Iron sides aud nu nerouS other clubs In
1883 Lancaster had its first professional team,
and it bore the name OF lronsides. When 1t WAS
organized the players were all from Lam
| caster, but before the season had been i'm
| ished the club WAS gradually strengthened
| and at the eud Zscher WAS the only home
| man on the team. He started the season Is a
| catcher, but was such al excellent short stop
| that he was tiually kept in that position
Among the members of the team that season
| were Hofiord and Slxsmith, now OF Utica;
Hyndmau and Oldnsd, of Osweso, n. y;
Reilly, OF Bradford; SSei;zsr, Schiller,
Miller and others
In lssi Zscher si9ued with the Littles.
| town club, then a member Of the Keystone
association. He played with it until the
| team disbauded when he came home and
Joined the Ironsdes Of the Eastern League
He played several games, and it was through
| his good work that q close game was won
by the Ironsides from the Newark team late
In the year. Among the players OF the Iron
sides that season were: Pyle, now of Cal.
cago; Higgins, OF Boston Tomney, late of
| Syracuse; McTamany, OF Brooklyn; Old.
, field, Hyndmsn and others In lss5 Zecher
played with the Westminster, (Md.,) team,
| which won GO games cut OF 60 played.
| Among other clubs, they defeated the Wash.
. | ingtons and BAltimoreA Gresr, now of the
Athletics, was also q member Of the team.
In 1886 when the Pennsylvania association
d | was organized fischer joined the club, repre-
? sen!!ng Lancaster. 1t was disbanded and b,
| went to Altoona where he remained to th'
= close OF the season. He was captain OF th,
A team and manager part OF the season. HI
. played short stop and led all others in tn
q | association with a percentage OF SO. II
y | played 65 games with 10 put outs, 2l6 sssis,
10 and 26 errors. His batting average was l93
. He signed to play in Altoona next ssasoi
= and will no doubt captain the team whicl
a | promises to be a " corker."
n Besides being an excellent short stoI
70 | Zscher il a fine catcher snd In case Of an &C
y | cident hs will always bs found ready to &
u behind the bat, where he can keep his EN-
- up with any of them. Mr., Iscder has alwsy
v been fsyorits wherever he has played, II
Is | Is a reliable, holest, hardworking playe
and always goes in to win for his teim. Ii
= has none OF the vlcos which 50 many ba
players have, and confidence in him is nc
- misplaced, for he is always looking out fo
v the best interests OF the club to which he b,
4 longs. May success attend him s the wish c
70 his msuy Lancaster friends.
NOTES OF THE FIELD.
!. In former years great deal of fun has a.
% ways been poked at tho Baltimore club c
II | the American association. The case will b
far different the coming season, and 1t is prett
,s certain that the team will be among the frs
!. A glance at the list o! players will convinc
|, any one that they are good ones, Two OF tn
.. pitchers are kiiroy and Phenomenal SmIti
u two OF the most successful twirlers not
L. before the public The third - Shreve, la,
= Of the Southern League Christ Fulmer an
n. SAm Trott are among the bes. catchers an
q. Lawrence Daniels, who will also play benin
y the bat, Is highly spoken OF the otht
of players will be: First basemau, r. j. Tucker
= second bsseman, W. +. Greenwood /; thir
20 20 basemsn, James ]. Davis short stop, Thoms
n Burns; Lett fielder, Joe J. Sommer; cent
.. fielder, Nj. J. GTittin right fielder, Bill
. Purcell. Burns will likely captain ths teau
CT and the Baltimore people, like many other
10 think he will do well II he does not get Il
"bg head" Dolan, McGinnis, Muldool
Sowders. Scott and Mscuilsr, OF last year
team, have been released.
Henry LArkin, tho hard hitting lett field,
OF the Athletic team, is the only player W.T.
~ yet refuses to place his signature to q col
8 trsc. He feels sore a. Simmons and otht
y hackers Of the team, and probably hs, goo
d. cause for it
10 Noisy Jimmy Rosemsn, late o! the Met
10 has been signed by the Athletic, and he wi
III be put In the field. 1t Lsrkin concludes
~ sign, Greer will have to go or be kept on
10 extra catcher. Lark is good third bas,
a. man and If Denny Lyons fails to do we'll th
90 former may be placed on the third bag.
u Reading has been without base ball so Ion
that 1t ought to be real hungry for it--Spor
Z ing Life. That town was hungry for 1t SO
4. eral years ago, but they soon go! q stomac
th | load.
q Patsey Powers has signed Sowden an
VI Muldoon, late OF Baltimore, for the Jerse
oI oI City club.